A native of Moscow, I currently coordinate the Russian program at the University of Pennsylvania. I received my B.A. and M.A. in Russian language and literature from Moscow State University and my Ph.D. in Second Language Acquisition from Bryn Mawr College.

My research interests include, but are not limited to, cross-cultural pragmatics, gender studies, bilingualism and identity, teaching methodology, and discourse analysis. My latest work in cross-cultural and developmental pragmatics recently appeared in Intercultural Pragmatics (2005:4:2). I have also co-authored an article with Aneta Pavlenko, Associate Professor of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) at Temple University, on the identity options and the discursive strategies employed in the most popular Russian textbooks for novice learners (Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2004: 3:1).

Throughout my career I have taught a broad range of courses: all levels of Russian, Church-Slavonic, history of Russian, Russian linguistics and literature. In my spare time I write, volunteer with art projects, and keep myself in equilibrium doing yoga.


Last update: 2006 01 26